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    3. 耳をダンボにする

    耳をダンボにする

    耳みみを​ダ​ン​ボ​に​す​る​

    to prick up one's ears

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    みみをダンボにする

    Verb

    1.
    to prick up one's ears, to listen attentively, to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    耳
    みみ…(2)
    ear
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ダ
    da
    Kana
    ン
    n
    Kana
    ボ
    bo
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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